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Square Enix in Charge of Cinematics for Deus Ex 3

Square Enix is well-known for crafting amazing pre-rendered cinematics in its games. The Final Fantasy series is probably the best example of how well-regarded its gorgeous cutscenes are. The news today is that Square Enix will be handling all of the pre-rendered cinematics for Eidos Montreal's upcoming Deus Ex 3 (h/t VG247). This represents the first real collaboration since Square Enix bought up Eidos earlier this year.

"Deus Ex 3 is going to be the first project which will be a concrete product of joint effort between Square Enix and Eidos," said Eidos Montreal studio GM Stephane D'Astous.

"The cinematics — by which I mean any CGI pre-rendered cinematics — are going to be done in Tokyo by Square Enix, and that's going to be amazing."

D'Astous added: "It was in April when Square Enix acquired us, and by June, July I was trying to think of a project we could do together. One morning I woke up and I said, well, they're known for their cinematics, so why not get them involved with those?"

Bryn says: Good news! I've long admired Square's amazing pre-rendered sequences, so it's great to think that a western franchise such as Deus Ex will be getting similar treatment. Blizzard and Capcom are pretty damned good at this stuff too. Which company makes your favorite CGI for games?